me and my partner was talking tonight on the phone about the plasma cutter we are wanting to get and the topic come up about the tools we have acquired over the last 3 or 4 months paid for by our scrap we have picked up, im not bragging well maybe a little but im just showing what some hard work and determination can do.
manual tire changer for removing tires off of aluminum rims (32 in one day i was whooped
2 18v milwaukee 4 tool kits with the hackzall( super nice tool by the way
milwaukee radio for the shop
12v milwaukee impact driver
1/2 electric milwaukee impact wrench
4 winchs a 2000, 5000, 8000 and a 9000 lb
new 16ft trailer
bosch electric sawsall
ace hardware chopsaw
and several misc tools
now keep in mind im a scrapper so we say if we are working for pennies you gotta spend like it, i got all the winchs, the electric impact and electric sawsall at my buddies pawnshop, the milwaukee cordless tools were all new but i got them at an auction about and hr from home and barely cost over $400 but are worth well over 1000 ( i would bought more but run outa money ) and the trailer we bought at a storage unit we were hired to clean out. anyway i thought this might help some of the new guys, set a list of priorities and try to stick to it, the more GOOD tools you have the faster you can work and the more jobs you can take on. the first car we scrapped took us 2 hours to load and probably half a day to process, now it takes less than 5 minutes to load and the processing time varies but is rarely more than two hours. we are rookies for sure and learn more from here than anywhere else just trying to pass on some tips
Edit: the main reason for our success is me and my partner work well together, i couldnt imagine doing this job alone and those of you that do i admire you. we have been friends for about 20 years. you have to have the same goals or within compromising limits. my suggestion get a good partner, truck, tools and let the money flow
